We rarely do pieces on live theater, but we wanted to share some information on Macha Theatre Co., The Nun and The Countess, which premiered at at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights, on Friday, October 22. It was a SOLD OUT evening. The play has a limited run. Its last show is, Sunday, November 7, 2021.
The Nun and The Countess, is brought to you by producer, director, writer and award-winning playwright, Odalys Nanin. It is based on the novel Sor Juana’s Second Dream by Alicia Gaspar de Alba. And co-directed by Corky Dominguez.
Synopsis: This is the story of the passionate romance between Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, a 17th Century Mexican nun and the Countess Maria Luisa de Paredes, Vicereine of Mexico. Nanin stars as legendary Mexican nun Sor Juana, who wowed a Countess (played by Genevieve Joy and alternate Lee Ann Gutierrez) with poems that still live today.
Also starring Graciela Valderrama (Mother Superior), Armando Rey (Bishop of Puebla), Delfín Toro (Father Miranda), Paul Cascante (Archbishop), Vanessa Diego (Concepción), Nakasha Norwood (Francisca), Chelsea McIntosh Hernández (Belilla).
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